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Tara Kennedy
@taratlk.bsky.social
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Author, reader, book evangelist, knitter, hapa kanaka, holiday nerd, etc.
Pronouns: she/her/ia
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Liv asked for lights and brights this week, and so I have this top done in four colors of printed cotton. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
V neck knitted short sleeve top, in four wide stripes of green/white, pink/white, brown/white, and black/white. Pattern is Poolside by Wendy Bernard. Yarn is Bluesky Fibers Organic Printed Cotton.
December 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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My next question about this year's metro rewind results was how they handle the bus routes changing names mid year. But yeah, I am apparently a heavy user these days. Go public transit!
My 2025 metro rewind Total trips 980 502 rail trips 478 bus trips Stations visited: 30 Miles traveled: 7198 Carbon cut: 2217 kg Image of a dog with a backpack, titled the explorer Top station: Tysons Top route: S9, which DC bus nerds know no longer exists.
December 18, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Liv asked for cardigans this week, and this cozy cardigan often lives on my couch for days it gets nippy while I'm lounging. Patter/yarn info in alt text. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
A blue green cardigan with diagonal texture lines worn over a floral dress. Pattern is Summer Longing by Susanne Somer. Yarn is Yarn Hollow Brocade.
December 13, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Spotted at the metro holiday pop up:
Green shirt that says, You're a mean one DMV traffic, followed by the metro M.
December 6, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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Liv asked for holiday themed color work this week, and I didn't actually intend this as holiday colours, but wanted some contrast in the edging, and it's sort of holiday-ish. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Green cardigan with orange and blue triangle color work edging. Pattern is Zola Jacket by Ambah O'Brien. Yarn is Dragonfly Fibers Traveller.
December 6, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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I appreciate You Tube's attempt to make me look like I have a wide range of interests.
Slide says, Your Top interests with slider bars. 1 - Broadway musical clips. 2 - musical theater news. 3 - Listening to new music. 4 - Funny short videos. 5 - Behind the scenes theater.
December 6, 2025 at 12:23 AM
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I passed this broken You light display several times before it occurred to me it might be designed for viewing from the other side.
Light up letters that say YOU only the U has one shorter side. Almost like it was a backwards J.
December 4, 2025 at 2:07 AM
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Liv asked for advents and gradients, and this shawl was designed for an Advent gradient, but I used stash so got a different effect. Also, my cat came to help with the photography. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Stripey shawl with three shades of purple and a brownish grey. There are marled patches where two colors are used. Pattern is The Secret Life of Cats (and Dogz) by Casapinka. Yarn is Cloudborn Fibers and Noro Kiri.
November 29, 2025 at 1:41 PM
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May drop this in the group chat:
Text says redacted told me redacted slandered chocolate pecan pie.
November 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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Ah yes, Kayla the former rescue is also team gravy, not au jus, yes they are different, how dare you suggest they are basically the same.
Blue cream tortie resting her head and one paw on the arm of a wicker chair and staring intently past the camera.
November 26, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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You're kidnapped. The characters from the last show you watched are coming to rescue you.
Huh. Gonna depend on which crew here.
Playbill still from "Twelfth Night" featuring several members of the cast hiding behind green letters as Malvolio (played by Peter Dinklage) ponders the fake letter from Olivia.
November 26, 2025 at 1:27 AM
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Liv asked for fave designers this week. The thing about Wendy Bernard's designs is not only have I knit quite a few, but I have used the construction techniques I learned with her patterns to adapt countless more. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Turquoise cardigan with alternating lace and purl sections. Pattern is Jane by Wendy Bernard. Yarn is Rowan Silky Tweed. Blue lacy pullover. Pattern is Madagascar by Wendy Bernard. Yarn is Rosa Pomar Mungo. Close up of folded infinity scarf where you can see the grey and purple squares section, the grey lacy section, and the grey and green triangles section. Pattern is Mosaic and Texture Cowl by Wendy Bernard. Yarn is Blue Sky Fibers Extra.
November 22, 2025 at 1:33 PM
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Liv asked for floofy knits this week. So here I have this fluffy lace shawl where I knit the edging in a contrast yarn. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Red shawl with red purple lace edging folded sideways. The pattern is Forbidden City Lace Shawl by Nicole Feller Johnson. Yarn is Malabrigo Lace and Tanis Fiber Arts Sock. Same shawl with a closeup of one of the triangular lace bits that make up the edging.
November 15, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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What's on your needles week. Well, I picked back up this sweater I had let linger. And I lost my first glove of the season, so broke out a skein to make a hand warmer or three. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
A broken rib knit with green, brown, orange, and yellow striping on the needles. Pattern is Ocean Sunset Cardi by Wei Wilkins. Yarn in Noro Tsubame. Blue variegated skein on top of a pack of needles above. Yarn is Manos Del Uruguay Marla.
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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I forgot to tell my cat about daylight savings.
A very concerned looking blue cream tortie staring at the camera.
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
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Oh, cables. Cables seem like they must be difficult but it turns out you just rearrange the stitches. (Okay, you can accidentally cross them the wrong way, but sssh.) Since we're in cowl season here how about this one. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Aqua cabled cowl with cables cleverly decreasing into each other so cable has nice wide bottom and snugger top. Pattern is Forest Park Cowl by L Abinante. Yarn is Kismet Fiber Works Abundant Aran.
November 1, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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Liv asked for knitting horror stories this week and I left this project completely behind on metro. Yes, I filed a lost and found ticket. But while some kind soul once turned in a whole wallet I left behind, this pretty silk project was not as fortunate.
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A pastel blue and yellow triangle, the start of one side of a Triangle Tank. A mostly completed side of a Diagonal Triangle Tank in pastel blue and yellow yarn.
October 25, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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For hat week, here's two versions of the same hat - one color work, one where I purled instead of changing color. #ShowMeYourKnits
Green hat with pom pom and brown brim, and multicolor patterned hat also with pom pom and brown brim. Patter for both is There's a Rabbit on my Head by Stephen West. Yarn is Blue Sky Fibers Woolstock Worsted. Pom poms were purchased and added.
October 18, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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Blue cream tortie sleeping on a chair she has pre fuzzed with her nose tucked into a paw.
October 17, 2025 at 1:58 AM
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It has in fact happened. I have been gifted a journal (almost) too pretty to write in.
Gray leather bound journal tied with turquoise ribbon, stop a bag that says Jenni Bick, write the story of your life. Journal open to show a multicolored paper of greens and blues next to a lined paper.
October 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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I think the closest I have to a spooky knit is this shawl knit in a volcano themed color. #ShowMeYourKnits 🧶
Close up of shawl knit in a black orange yellow colorway. Shawl is Leaf Peeper Bandit by Jennifer Burke. Yarn is Rock Creek Yarn Super Soft Sock in Kilauea. Overhead shot of the same triangular shawl.
October 11, 2025 at 1:16 PM
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Last night's entertainment. Did I lose this program before the end of the show? Yes. I had at least finished reading it.
Playbill for "Hadestown"
October 6, 2025 at 1:32 AM
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This afternoon's entertainment.
Poster for Ceilidh: a new musical with cast and crew listed. Auditorium with the Scottish Rampant Lion flag and the St Andrews cross flag hanging down from the ceiling.
September 29, 2025 at 12:02 AM
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Joy is this week's theme for #ShowMeYourKnits and I completely forgot I had even knit this adorable hat as a gift for someone. 🧶
Hat with folded brim, panda faces on a darker gray background, with a lighter gray top. Pattern is Pandamonium by Karin who goes by iknit2purl2.
September 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Fall knits for this week's #ShowMeYourKnits I try to start carrying around extra accessories, like this lacy shrug.
Side view of red shrug with large lacy cales on the sleeves. Yarn is Dragonfly Fibers Pixie. Front view of shrug with red ribbing worn over a patterned dress.
September 20, 2025 at 12:06 PM